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Table 3 Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio in clinical subgroups (abundance of Firmicutes/abundance of Bacteroidetes)

From: Comparison of faecal microbiota in Blastocystis-positive and Blastocystis-negative irritable bowel syndrome patients

 

Total IBS

IBS-P

IBS-N

Total HC

HC-P

HC-N

Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio (mean ± standard deviation)

7.13 ± 13.40a

6.19 ± 14.85

9.00 ± 10.16

2.28 ± 7.19

1.42 ± 1.179

5.08 ± 14.51

  1. aSignificant difference in total IBS cf total HC using Mann-Whitney test
  2. IBS-P patients with irritable bowel syndrome positive for Blastocystis, IBS-N patients with irritable bowel syndrome negative for Blastocystis, HC-P healthy controls positive for Blastocystis, HC-N healthy controls negative for Blastocystis, cf compare
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